Amos 3
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1Listen to this message that the LORD has spoken against you, Israelites, against the entire clan that I brought from the land of Egypt:1Listen, you Israelites, to this message which the LORD is proclaiming against you! This message is for the entire clan I brought up from the land of Egypt:
2I have known only you out of all the clans of the earth; therefore, I will punish you for all your iniquities.2"I have chosen you alone from all the clans of the earth. Therefore I will punish you for all your sins."
3Can two walk together without agreeing to meet?3Do two walk together without having met?
4Does a lion roar in the forest when it has no prey? Does a young lion growl from its lair unless it has captured something?4Does a lion roar in the woods if he has not cornered his prey? Does a young lion bellow from his den if he has not caught something?
5Does a bird land in a trap on the ground if there is no bait for it? Does a trap spring from the ground when it has caught nothing?5Does a bird swoop down into a trap on the ground if there is no bait? Does a trap spring up from the ground unless it has surely caught something?
6If a ram's horn is blown in a city, aren't people afraid? If a disaster occurs in a city, hasn't the LORD done it?6If an alarm sounds in a city, do people not fear? If disaster overtakes a city, is the LORD not responsible?
7Indeed, the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing his counsel to his servants the prophets.7Certainly the sovereign LORD does nothing without first revealing his plan to his servants the prophets.
8A lion has roared; who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken; who will not prophesy?8A lion has roared! Who is not afraid? The sovereign LORD has spoken! Who can refuse to prophesy?
9Proclaim on the citadels in Ashdod and on the citadels in the land of Egypt: Assemble on the mountains of Samaria, and see the great turmoil in the city and the acts of oppression within it.9Make this announcement in the fortresses of Ashdod and in the fortresses in the land of Egypt. Say this: "Gather on the hills around Samaria! Observe the many acts of violence taking place within the city, the oppressive deeds occurring in it."
10The people are incapable of doing right--this is the LORD's declaration--those who store up violence and destruction in their citadels.10"They do not know how to do what is right." (The LORD is speaking.) "They store up the spoils of destructive violence in their fortresses.
11Therefore, the Lord GOD says: An enemy will surround the land; he will destroy your strongholds and plunder your citadels.11Therefore," says the sovereign LORD, "an enemy will encircle the land. He will take away your power; your fortresses will be looted."
12The LORD says: As the shepherd snatches two legs or a piece of an ear from the lion's mouth, so the Israelites who live in Samaria will be rescued with only the corner of a bed or the cushion of a couch.12This is what the LORD says: "Just as a shepherd salvages from the lion's mouth a couple of leg bones or a piece of an ear, so the Israelites who live in Samaria will be salvaged. They will be left with just a corner of a bed, and a part of a couch."
13Listen and testify against the house of Jacob--this is the declaration of the Lord GOD, the God of Armies.13Listen and warn the family of Jacob! The sovereign LORD, the God who commands armies, is speaking!
14I will punish the altars of Bethel on the day I punish Israel for its crimes; the horns of the altar will be cut off and fall to the ground.14"Certainly when I punish Israel for their covenant transgressions, I will destroy Bethel's altars. The horns of the altar will be cut off and fall to the ground.
15I will demolish the winter house and the summer house; the houses inlaid with ivory will be destroyed, and the great houses will come to an end. This is the LORD's declaration.15I will destroy both the winter and summer houses. The houses filled with ivory will be ruined, the great houses will be swept away." The LORD is speaking!
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